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- Mistral Large 4 (October 6, 2026) Preview
A 1 trillion parameter multimodal model with 49 billion active parameters, in public preview. Mistral says the open weights will be released by the end of October. Source: Mistral AI ↗
Checked October 7, 2026. See the full AI model tracker.
What we like
- Mistral Large 4 is natively multimodal, 1 trillion parameters with 49 billion active
- Open weights are promised by the end of October
- Preview API available in Mistral Studio
Watch out for
- Large 4 is a preview until the final release
- Weights were not yet released at the time of writing
- Performance claims are Mistral's own; wait for independent tests
Mistral AI is a European AI company that releases both open-weight and commercial models.
What is current
On October 6, 2026, Mistral opened a public preview of Mistral Large 4, nicknamed “le Chonk”: a 1 trillion parameter, natively multimodal model with 49 billion active parameters. You can try the preview API in Mistral Studio, and Mistral says the weights will be released by the end of October. Mistral says it is red-teaming the model with security partners first. See our news summary and the model tracker.
Who should use it
Teams that want open-weight options or European hosting, and developers who want to test a new large model early. Because it is a preview, wait for the final release and independent testing before relying on it.